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Volume 26
1994
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The Pisum Genetics Association (PGA) is a non-profit,
unincorporated organization established to foster genetic study of the
pea, to facilitate the exchange of information and to ensure preservation
of valuable genetic stocks. Pisum Genetics (formerly The Pisum
Newsletter = PNL) is the principal means of meeting these aims.
Published annually in one issue, Pisum Genetics contains reports of
research findings and other information relating to genetic variation in
Pisum. The PGA currently has 160 members from 28 countries.
Membership of the PGA is open to all interested persons and
organizations. Dues are $15 U.S. or $20 Australian per annum. Cheques
for an equivalent sum are acceptable in any other major currency e.g.
Danish kronar, English pounds, French francs or Japanese yen. Please do
not send Money Orders. Dues are used to help defray the costs of
publishing and mailing Pisum Genetics. Members are encouraged to
pay dues for two or more years to simplify bookkeeping and to reduce
losses through bank charges which are Aust $2.50 per cheque regardless
of the size of the cheque. Please make cheques payable to Pisum
Genetics Association and send to Prof I.C. Murfet, Dept. of Plant
Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
Pisum Genetics will be sent on receipt of dues.
The Editor, Prof I.C. Murfet, may be contacted at the above
address by phone 61 02 202605, fax 61 02 202698 or email
[email protected].
Please submit manuscripts double-spaced. Figures should be ready
to print and of good quality. Tables should be set out in accord with
established format. References should be listed in alphabetical then
chronological order and full details supplied for papers in monographs,
e.g., give details of editors, publisher and city, page numbers and list all
authors; Smith et al. is not sufficient. Research reports should be
organised concisely in the format of a short introduction outlining the
background to and aim of the study, a materials and methods section
with essential details and references to techniques, a results section and a
discussion section interpreting the results and integrating findings with
those of other workers. Section headings are not obligatory. Conclusions
should be justified, where applicable, by appropriate statistical analysis.
Length should generally be kept within the range of 1-4 journal pages
but longer papers will be considered on their merits. Research reports
and reviews are subjected to peer review and revision if necessary.
Research reports should contain original work not currently submitted to
any other journal. Review articles are obtained by invitation. However,
the Editor would welcome enquiries or suggestions regarding possible
review topics. Papers will not be rejected because the English is not
fluent However, the intended meaning must be clear, the scientific
content sound and appropriate, the conclusions justified and the
organisation logical. Abstracts may be submitted of work to be published
elsewhere or conference papers. Issues of interest to members may be
discussed in the forum section or raised as letters to the Editor.
Mr Mike Ambrose (John Innes Institute, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK;
phone 441603 452571, telex 975122, fax 44 1603 456844 continues as
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Coordinator of Gene Symbols. If you are proposing a new gene symbol
please check with Mike that the symbol is free and appropriate. In most
cases not more than three letters are necessary to symbolise a locus.
Again if you are proposing a new gene please make a reasonable effort
to check for allelism with established genes of similar type. (Reports
where allelism tests have not been done risk rejection). This saves the
literature being cluttered with confusing synonyms. PGA rules for
genetic symbols are given in Pisum Newsletter 9 Supplement: 61-64
(1977). In due course, please send type lines for new genes to Dr Stig
Blixt (Nordic Gene Bank, S23053 Alnarp, Sweden) or Mike Ambrose,
and reprints to Mike. The John Innes Institute has now taken on
additional responsibility in regard to the maintenance and supply of pea
type and representative lines. Members are reminded that the USA
national Pisum collection and the G.A. Marx Pisum Genetics Stocks
Collection have been transferred from Geneva, N.Y. to Pullman W.A.
and enquiries concerning this material should be addressed to Dr R .M.
Hannan, USDA-ARS, Western Regional Plant Introduction Station,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164.
Work has continued on updating the Pisum gene database,
particularly through the efforts of the working party of Mike Ambrose,
Niall Green and Peter Winfield. Updating the Pisum gene database is
seen as a first step toward bringing the proposed Pisum Gene Handbook
to fruition. The cooperation of those who provided information for the
data base during the past year is most appreciated.
The Linkage Map Co-ordinator, Dr Norman F. Weeden (Dept. of
Hort. Sci., Cornell Univ./NYSAES, Geneva, NY 14456, USA; phone 1
315
787
2245,
fax
1
315
787
2320,
email
[email protected]), would be pleased to receive a
copy of new linkage results as they become available. The most recent
map update provided by the Linkage Committee appears on the cover of
Volume 25 and an RFLP map by Ellis et al appears inVolume 25:5.
While some areas of the map are beginning to stabilise, there are still
some inconsistencies and doubts. Adherence to the proposed Mapping
Guidelines (Volume 25:13-14) should improve the rigour of future work.
We report with regret the death in April 1993 of one of our longterm members Dr Rinsaburo Nakayama of Sapporo, Japan.
Thanks to all those members (and non-members) who assisted
with refereeing and in other ways helped the work of the PGA and, in
particular, our Symbols and Map Coordinators. My special thanks to
Norm Weeden our Associate Editor for his help throughout the year.
Beverley Thomson, our typist for the last five volumes, is now enjoying
her retirement. My sincerest thanks to our new typist, Gaye Johnson, for
her loyalty, dedication, patience and professionalism in bringing Volume
26 to fruition. Sue Dwyer (Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY)
will retire in 1995 and her role in sending out back issues of Volumes 121 (Volumes 6 and 11 are now out of print) will be taken over by Norm
Weeden. Thanks Sue for your cheerful, prompt and efficient handling of
this service. Lastly, thanks to the crew in the Printing Section for their
significant contribution to the publication of Volume 26.
Pisum Genetics
Financial Report
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Financial Report for the period October 1 1993 to October 27
1994. This period includes the production and mailing of Pisum Genetics
Vol. 25. All sums are in Australian dollars.
Our balance of funds increased by $1080.68. This increase
includes a generous $879.85 donation from the National Pea
Improvement Association and a one-off $101.28 advertising contribution
from CAB International. In addition, a significant number of members
have paid subscriptions well in advance. Lastly, we managed to keep
Volume 25 just under the 250 g threshold where the mailing charge
doubles. All things considered, our existing subscription rate was in fact
not funding our average costs and, after several years without an
increase, the annual subscription rate has been increased to US$15 (Aust
$20).
Balance brought forward
4149.15
Income
Subscriptions
Donation (from NPIA)
Advertising revenue
Bank interest
Total income
1696.89
879.85
101.28
64.60
2742.62
Expenditure
Printing
Postage
Stationery
Govt duties
Total expenditure
1250.00
368.48
41.48
1.98
1661.94
Balance as at October 27 1994
Commonwealth Bank
Univ. of Tas. A72 KPA 070-36
Cash on hand
Total
4669.53
545.60
14.70
5229.83
I.C. Murfet
for the Coordinating Committee:
S. Blixt
E. Gritton
C. Hedley
L. Monti
F. Muehlbauer
I. Murfet
J. Reid
B. Sharma
W.K. Swiecicki
N. Weeden